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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay+ o0 k0 k3 I5 t" ^0 M
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,; E: Z; K- E4 G$ y) Q3 ]8 H
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
) I/ Q. \- s- S/ ~And showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.+ _$ R6 G# `* h8 k4 ^
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,
$ m8 G1 c& R! ]# WWas polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
% N' M8 X4 Z6 }$ I$ \A mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,
0 Q5 O* _" _! k# |' ]' IWas my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.% X+ }$ {7 m% |1 O
2 O5 K2 E* l6 X% ^3 ^4 eUpon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,
6 z& |. q4 E. L; i6 jAnd hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,
& r: v- j: y8 S+ K6 t- j6 nHer dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;, V2 ~6 U/ I0 \
Ah! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
$ N, m2 E# D% K, x0 h7 `# s) YWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,* p3 @& Z2 R# i/ Q
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.5 w4 ~% l# n$ w. J& n4 }
When the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,, e" |. a* L5 R5 L* N! q6 U# ~4 N
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.0 F* Z6 w b5 W1 ~
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5 ?, C1 s5 L9 j. W/ ?; s1 IThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
( r- X+ u% C% p6 GWhere the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,6 x) i& `. u* D. {
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,
4 k; h* z% @ I) M" z3 r3 VKnowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.) g: Q. y, K# o: t Y9 m+ K. a
On the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,
: Z/ F2 P' J1 T8 E4 c1 L4 |And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
4 r9 T6 p- C: a: R" x' G; Z/ W- W bGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,) B$ m, H5 w6 Y, e
Such a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.4 ]+ \7 H; h, j! b: R
- [6 m* J& y; C; CAnd the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide
5 o, L. Z R) V! C" zAll the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,9 W, M J ~! |+ x: }* u: a
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,
8 a5 a. o5 I5 {9 n* @3 e( m @For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.
0 y1 X' s2 B. c& {1 h$ ]0 ]) OHand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,* U+ C8 j; H8 ]
On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;* y( |. m8 Q. V
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
" B" V! _# d, `% M- F% ?; oBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.
4 \) c' i% Z9 F3 y e----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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